Turnbull and I get along well: Shorten

Bill Shorten has revealed a national secret: behind closed doors, he and Malcolm Turnbull actually get along quite well.

But just hours after letting the cat out of the bag, Mr Shorten said while he liked the prime minister he thought the Liberals would dump him as leader before the next election.

"Quite frankly if I was to lay a bet on this matter I don’t think I’ll be facing Malcolm Turnbull at the next election," Mr Shorten has told the ABC. "I think the Liberal party will move on to someone else."

The opposition leader revealed his fondness for Mr Turnbull during a valedictory speech to parliament.

"In fact, I recall one meeting when the prime minister actually asked me if there was some way we could be nicer about each other in public," Mr Shorten said.